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Employment: North East

Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 22 July 2008:"As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time jobs there were in (i) Darlington constituency, (ii) County Durham and (iii) the North East in each year since 1997. (219626).""The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS). This is the preferred source for estimates at the detailed level requested although the estimates refer to the number of people in employment rather than the number of jobs.""The attached table provides estimates of the number of people aged 16 and over, in full and part-time employment, resident in Darlington, County Durham and the North East.""As some of these estimates are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty."

Number of people, aged 16 and over, in full and part time¹ employment, resident in Darlington parliamentary constituency², County Durham³ and the North East4, 1998-2007
Thousand
	Darlington²	County Durham³	North East4
12 months ending:	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time	Total	Full time	Part time	Total
February 19985	28	11	39	163	49	211	779	281	1,060
February 19995	29	11	40	165	45	210	780	273	1,053
February 20005	26	11	37	169	51	219	761	287	1,048
February 20015	31	10	41	166	49	215	794	280	1,074
February 20025	31	10	41	160	52	212	796	279	1,075
February 20035	29	10	40	149	46	196	802	280	1,082
February 20045	30	10	40	152	44	196	809	282	1,091
March 20056	30	10	40	169	49	219	835	289	1,124
March 20066	29	10	38	168	50	218	850	286	1,136
March 20076	29	11	40	175	58	233	860	294	1,153
¹ Includes those full-time and part-time on new deal.
² 1995 parliamentary constituency boundary to February 2004, 2005 parliamentary constituency boundary revision thereafter.
³ Local authority district.
4 Government office region.
5 Based on annual Labour Force Survey (LFS).
6 Based on Annual Population Survey (APS).
Notes:
1. As these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.
2. Totals may not sum because of rounding.
3. Figures are based on the most recent population estimates published in 2007.
Source:
ONS Annual Population Survey and annual Labour Force Survey

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

479 c1262-4W; 219626

Session

2007-08

Subjects

Employment North East

Link

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